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Ok ladies, we are 2 months into our New Years resolutions for a better healthier self. Are any of you doing a ton of crunches trying to get your belly flat and strong? Are you finding a weird bulge happening on your stomach every time you lift your head? Did you know that's a symptom of a diastasis? Everytime you are bringing your head up you are disengaging your core and stretching your connective tissue and actually making your diastasis worse, with every head lift. If I can offer a piece of advice, please stop doing crunches!! Crunches are hurting your core, and contributing to your back pain and pelvic floor issues. There are a ton of better safer options out there!

As someone, who has always puts herself last. Self care is something over the course of this past year I have been actively working towards improving. Every day is a process where I have to actively choose to practice self care. It's super hard!

I admit, there are days I rock self care, others not so much. I have come to realize that in order to be the woman and mom that I want and need to be, my health (both mental and physical) must be a priority. Eating healthy, exercising, getting enough sleep, spending quality time doing things I enjoy seems like an unattainable goal some days. I definitely don't have it all figured out yet, but I figure the first step is recognizing the problem, right? I , now, make a conscious effort to do one self care thing a day for me. Sometimes it's as simple as sitting and finally enjoying a hot cup of tea before my day starts. Invest in yourself you won't be sorry you did!